"The Man From Illinois" welcomes both groups to the Chicago-Elk Grove Sheraton Suites
Mike O'Connor and Tom Parson installing Barry's press in the hospitality suite.
Dave and Liz Tribby, Tom Whitbread, and George Hamilton prepared for Thursday's activities with a good breakfast.
Mike O'Connor from Fountain Hills, Arizona and George Hamilton from Vienna, Austria
Dr. Tom Whitbread getting some information from Kay Schrader.
Dave and Liz Tribby, George Hamilton, and Sean Donnelly
At the Charlie Bush Chinese supper, L to R from far left: Dave Tribby, Tom Whitbread, Sean Donnelly, Harold Shive, Leland Hawes, Jiyani Lawson, Mike O'Connor, George Hamilton (with back to camera)
Ella Daugherty with her mommy, Susan Petrone
Lee Hawes and Ivan Snyder at Thursday night's Bush Chinese Dinner
Sean Donnelly, Hal Shive, Stinislaus Pekala, and Sky Shipley at the Bush Chinese Dinner
Dave Tribby and Tom Whitbread at the Bush Chinese Dinner
Liz & Ron Hylton and Mike Coughlin at the Bush Chinese Dinner
Jack & Maurine Scott and Guy Miller at the Bush Chinese Dinner
Jack Visser, Stan Oliner, and Bill Justice at the Bush Chinese Dinner
Jake Warner, Dave & Melody Warner, and Gary Bossler at the Bush Chinese Dinner
Johanna & Sky Shipley and Leah Warner at the Bush Chinese Dinner
Ruth & Bill Boys at the Bush Chinese Dinner
Barry Schrader and Tom Parson at the Bush Chinese Dinner
Kay Schrader and Jon Peters at the Bush Chinese Dinner
John McGrew and Arie Koelewyn at the Bush Chinese Dinner
Lisa Brandstetter Holt and Michelle Klosterman at the Bush Chinese dinner
Convention Chair Barry Schrader welcomes delegates and explains the cell phone fine bucket.
President Mike O'Connor kicks off the Friday morning officers' reports
First VP Michael Coughlin reports on recruiting efforts
Secretary-Treasurer Ivan Snyder reports on finances and membership.
Chairman Leland Hawes reports on Board of Directors activities.
Ron Hylton explains "ETAOIN is my love"
Susan Petrone describes things you can do online that you can't do on paper.
Tom Parson and Joe Diachenko at The Fossils' luncheon on Friday
Peter Schaub at The Fossils' luncheon
Jiyani Lawson at The Fossils' luncheon
Stan Oliner receives The Fossils' Golden Composing Stick award from Dave Tribby
Guy Miller (center) receives a special award from AAPA President Mike O'Connor (left) and NAPA President Jack Visser (right)
Another view of Mike, Guy, and Jack
Lee Hawes presents the Russel Paxton Award to Ivan Snyder
Susan Petrone illustrated her talk with graphics and live internet
Ray Gibson (who will be our banquet speaker) talks to the tour group in the Chicago Tribune building
Loading up the tour bus
Visiting the Navy Pier, in the shadow of the downtown area
Part of the Navy Pier Park
The Navy Pier
Liz and Ron Hylton, ready to board the tour bus
At the end of the tour, the bus stopped for us to get pictures of the Chicago skyline
Jack Visser, George Hamilton, Gary Bossler
George Hamilton points out the Chicago skyline to Jack Visser
The group looking over the Chicago skyline
Ron and Liz Hylton chatting with Barry Schrader during the Chicago tour
There really are elk in Elk Grove!
Sky teaches Ella how to set type
Ella Daugherty, Susan Petrone's daughter, was quick to learn the art of typesetting under the tutelage of Sky Shipley
The Friday evening group, assembled to watch the video about the Hamilton Wood Type Museum
Watching the fascinating story of the Hamilton Wood Type Museum of Two Rivers, Wisconsin
First speaker on Saturday morning: B.S. Czar Joe Diachenko discussing the AAPA stimulus program
Ron Hylton receives stimulus award from Joe
Sky Shipley discusses the operation of Skyline Type Foundry
Former AAPA President Ed Carter was in attendance
Laureate Judge Johanna Shpley presents letterpress journal award to Michael Coughlin
Johanna presents letterpress journal laureate to Peter Schaub
Johanna presents overall journal laureate to Arie Koelewyn
Johanna announces overall journal laureate for Lee Hawes
Two hot metal practicioners, Ron Hylton and Mike Coughlin, compare notes
Johanna Shipley chatting with Maurine and Jack Scott
AAPA Pres. Mike O'Connor addresses the combined NAPA-AAPA audience
Limerick winner Tom Parson displays his prize, a copy of Carye Bye's book "Hidden Portland," along with AAPA Pres. Mike O'Connor and NAPA Pres. Jack Visser
Now it is NAPA Pres. Jack Visser's turn to address the combined group.
The combined NAPA-AAPA audience
NAPA Secretary-Treasurer and convention co-host Bill Boys giving his take on the concurrent convention concept.
Convention chairman Barry Schrader talks to the group
Barry Schrader ensures the auction transaction team of Ken Faig, Bill Boys, and Kay Schrader are ready for action on Saturday afternoon
The auction: NAPA auctioneer Dave Warner assisted by Alice Brosey
Dave Warner extolling the benefits of a small press. Alice Brosey and Sky Shipley standing by.
AAPA Auctioneer Sky Shipley selling a gold personalized AAPA makeup rule at the auction
AAPA and NAPA members at the concurrent conventions, just before the banquet on Saturday evening
AAPA members at the concurrent conventions
At the banquet: Sean Donnelly and Leland Hawes
Bill Justice, George Hamilton, Sky and Johanna Shipley, and Jiyani Lawson talking things over at the banquet
Former AAPA President Ed Carter, Carol and Ken Faig, Dave and Liz Tribby
Maurine and Jack Scott, Joe Diachenko, Hal Shive, and Guy Miller
Gary Bossler, Peter Schaub, and Tom Whitbread
Maurine and Jack Scott, Joe Diachenko, Hal Shive, Guy Miller
Barry Schrader introducing our banquet speaker, Ray Gibson
Barry presented an 1860s page from the Chicago Tribune to Civil War enthusiast and banquet speaker Ray Gibson.
Speaker Ray Gibson recounting his many years in investigative journalism
Speaker Ray Gibson taking a question from the audience
NAPA President addressing the banquet at the end of a "special convention"
Then AAPA president Mike O'Connor gave his words of wisdom to the banquet audience
Barry Schrader presenting a special award to convention co-host Bill Boys
NAPA Secretary-Treasurer and convention co-host Bill Boys with closing remarks at the end of the banquet
16 delegates took a tour of the Platen Press Museum in Zion, IL, on Sunday morning
Johanna Shipley prepares to print a souvenir on an 1838 Columbian hand press while Mike O'Connor watches
Museum owner Paul Aken explains museum equipment to Jon McGrew and Jack Visser
This Vandercook press can print two colors at once
Paul shows off a poster printed on the bi-color press
Among the many jobber presses was this Liberty platen
This 9 x 13 is one of the largest Kelsey tabletop presses manufactured...
...but this 10 x 15 is even bigger
Here are a few more of the many table-top presses in the collection
The museum has lots of Multigraph equipment and type
Tom Parson reads about a Kelsey look-alike
Arie Koelewyn learns about the composing stick collection from Paul
Bill Boys hosted lunch at Stone Creek Grill; Paul answered questions after the meal
